Chapter 055 Chapter 55
In the evening, Zhou Xiao came to Huashang Times Square with her camera. At first, she thought that practicing in the system training room would delay tonight's filming, so she didn't plan to go offline today.
But after she left the training room, she checked her phone and discovered that the fan group she'd joined was unusually busy tonight. She clicked on it and saw a chorus of wailing. It turned out that, as of now, none of the trainees had left work for the day.
Some people in the fan group also started to think about conspiracy theories and wondered if the production team would stop them from filming in the future?
Zhou Xiao found the increasingly outrageous ideas in the group chat amusing. But since the time was right, she decided to go for it! She grabbed her camera from the desk, put it in her bag, and prepared to go out and meet Ji Shao offline.
Arriving at the iron gate, Zhou Xiao noticed that quite a few people were still standing there. The atmosphere was quite noisy, and upon closer inspection, they were mostly cursing the production team...
At this time, Zhou Xiao also found an acquaintance. The man was leaning on the railing alone, and seemed a little out of place with the surrounding environment.
Zhou Xiao stepped forward and patted the man on the shoulder. "Xu Wenjing, why are you offline today? Why are you here alone?"
Xu Wenjing, who was originally leaning against the iron gate railing in a daze, was immediately brought back to her senses when Zhou Xiao interrupted her. She looked a little tired, and when she saw that the person coming was Zhou Xiao, she forced a grin.
Zhou Xiao first met Xu Wenjing offline, but after the program's ratings and class divisions, he hadn't seen her in person since. They did exchange letters, though, and they often chatted online about Star 101 and the show.
Zhou Xiao looked at her curiously. Generally speaking, fans who come offline are quite active. Why does Xu Wenjing look so lonely tonight?
Understanding the confusion on Zhou Xiao's face, Xu Wenjing took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. She was worried that she would suddenly collapse emotionally.
She's a fan of Chu Cheng and Xiang Ruiyuan's group Asuka. She even went offline to distribute banners and merchandise to people to promote the two. During the initial broadcast period of "Star Path 101," her fan page was quite popular.
But with the popularity of Star 101, the two trainees attracted many new fans due to their previous advantages and gradually formed their own fan base. However, the fan website run by her and several group fan friends was jointly torn apart by the fans of the two groups because one of the friends had made some inappropriate remarks about the two earlier.
But it's nothing, a few group fans are also generous. After all, the group website they opened still provides a lot of materials for Chu Cheng and Xiang Rui's new fans, and their long-term operation is not in vain.
The problem this time was just one of the subcutaneous tissues, but the most fatal blow came. The Fei Niao Ji group, the group that Chu Cheng and Xiang Rui formed in Neon, officially announced its disbandment at noon today...
A small consolation for Chu Cheng and Xiang Rui is that the percentage of "Flying Bird" group fans within their respective fan bases has already been significantly diluted. With the recent disbandment, many fans who had initially become fans of "Flying Bird" quickly withdrew their following and dispersed to their respective fan bases. However, for Xu Wenjing, a die-hard group fan, this was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.
Xu Wenjing's eyes were a little moist. "Flying Birds has disbanded. I came here specifically to say goodbye to Chu Cheng and Xiang Rui for the last time."
Zhou Xiao looked at the tears in Xu Wenjing's eyes, took out a pack of tissues from her bag and handed it to her. She patted Xu Wenjing's shoulder and comforted her softly.
By the time Qi Sisi arrived at Huashang Times Square, Xu Wenjing had recovered her composure and was even able to actively greet Qi Sisi when she saw her.
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"Damn, it's eleven o'clock! What the hell is going on?" A girl standing next to Zhou Xiao took off the camera strap from her neck, put the camera into her bag while cursing and prepared to leave.
"Sister Su, why don't you wait a little longer?" A yawning girl next to her said to the station girl who was packing up her camera.
"No more waiting. The Star Road 101 production team wouldn't deliberately stop us from filming, right?" Jiang Su was obviously a little angry. Suddenly, she thought of the fan club group's imagination and the program team's previous operation of asking the trainees to take a detour.
The girl next to him was obviously hesitant, "It shouldn't be that serious..."
"Then I'll leave. Do you want to go?" Jiang Su stretched her neck and asked.
"Walk!"
The two's conversation was audible to all the fans present. Seeing them leave without a second thought, many of them started to get excited. Soon, a steady stream of people followed them out of Huashang Times Square and headed home.
Watching more and more fans around her leave, Xu Wenjing sighed, turned around and asked Zhou Xiao, "Are you leaving or not?"
Zhou Xiao shook his head and waved the camera, indicating that he would wait a little longer. Seeing Xu Wenjing's conflicted expression, Zhou Xiao said, "If you want to leave, leave now. It's getting late and unsafe. If you want to wait for them to come out, you can stay at my place tonight?"
Xu Wenjing shook her head when she heard Zhou Xiao's words. "Forget it, I won't bother you anymore. I'll get a taxi and leave."
"Then aren't you waiting for Chu Cheng and Xiang Rui?" Qi Sisi, who was standing by, also learned from Xu Wenjing the purpose of her visit today with her gossipy soul. She asked curiously while looking at Xu Wenjing who was hailing a taxi.
"Maybe, we're just not destined to be together..." Xu Wenjing smiled bitterly, then put on a big smile again, "I've got a taxi! See you later, friends!"
Looking at Xu Wenjing's carefree back, Qi Sisi rested her chin on Zhou Xiao's shoulder and watched Xu Wenjing leave. She suddenly asked, "Are you really not regretful?"
“Maybe after coming here, there are no regrets.”
At this moment, Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi were the only ones left at the iron gate, along with a few scattered fans not far from them. Fortunately, the two of them had endless topics to talk about...
It was twelve o'clock. Zhou Xiao looked at the fans who had left and took out her phone to check. Qi Sisi, who was watching her, seemed to remember something and hurriedly opened her phone.
A quick look at the call log revealed four missed calls. Qi Sisi decided to text her mother. "I'll be staying at your place tonight," she said, looking up at Zhou Xiao.
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Zhou Xiao yawned and looked at Qi Sisi, who was nodding frequently and sleepily beside him, and said, "Well...how about..."
"No! I can still hold on!" Qi Sisi suddenly woke up and held Zhou Xiao's hand tightly, "Try harder!"
Just as she said this, footsteps were heard from the other side of the iron gate. Without Zhou Xiao's reminder, Qi Sisi quickly clung to the railing, as if trying to blend in. "Xiaoxiao, they're coming out!"
Seeing Qi Sisi's excitement, Zhou Xiao stretched his body and took out the camera from his bag.
The voices from inside the door grew clearer, accompanied by sobs. The two people outside looked at each other in bewilderment. Zhou Xiao suddenly had an idea, remembering what Wenger had said at the dinner table that day. Could it be possible that they were being eliminated from the recording today?
The following scenes also confirmed this speculation. Many trainees were embraced and walked through the iron gate. Zhou Xiao also found Ji Shao, who looked a little lonely, among the group.
The atmosphere among the trainees at the moment was very sad and heavy. Zhou Xiao saw that the eyes of several familiar trainees were red, and some of them were almost exhausted from crying. They relied on other trainees for support on the way back to the dormitory.
Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi sensed the atmosphere and did not call out Ji Shao's name. Instead, they quietly watched the trainees pass by them.
I will never see so many people again. Zhou Xiao looked at the trainees walking towards the dormitory, and suddenly felt a little lost in her mind. After all, as a fan, she had inadvertently accompanied them on this journey.
Looking at the trainees' backs, Qi Sisi sighed, "What's going on? The atmosphere is so bad..."
"He must have been eliminated during the recording..." Zhou Xiao told Qi Sisi Wenger's previous guess.
"I see..." Qi Sisi was different from Zhou Xiao. She came here to chase stars and see handsome guys. She had an impression of all the handsome trainees with a bit of good looks. In addition, with the broadcast of Star 101, she remembered people's faces even more firmly.
Although Qi Sisi had become a fan of Ji Shao because of Zhou Xiao, she was still a little sad about the departure of these trainees she had remembered so well...
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The evening breeze blew, and Zhou Xiao, who had already sobered up, touched the goose bumps on his skin and patted his arms. The two of them had just planned to leave, but the security guard, Mr. Zheng, was about to open the iron gate. Seeing the two people standing at the door, Mr. Zheng said, "Little girls, are you still waiting?"
Seeing that the two were a little confused, Uncle Zheng opened the iron gate and said to them, "Some children will come out later."
When Qi Sisi heard the security guard's words, she suddenly became agitated. "No way! They kicked people out immediately after being eliminated? The production team is so cold-blooded..."
Uncle Zheng was a little puzzled by Qi Sisi's excitement, but since he didn't watch the show, he didn't understand and didn't take Qi Sisi's excitement to heart. He just said to the two of them, "You two little girls, stand behind me later."
After a while, just as the old man said, Zhou Xiao keenly heard voices coming from inside and the sound of the wheels of the suitcase.
Behind the security guard, Zhou Xiao looked at the scene in front of him and suddenly felt a sore nose.
Although the trainees were all standing at the iron gate, no one stepped through. One of them even joked, "Usually I try to find a way out of this iron gate, but tonight I don't dare..."
It seemed as if they knew that their lives would truly change once they crossed the iron gate. Many people's faces were filled with regret and reluctance. The suitcase handle was firmly grasped in their hands, and a sudden hug broke the silence...
Suddenly, everyone rushed forward to hug the trainees who were reluctant to leave, and loudly wished them well. Zhou Xiao, who was far away, watched this scene and couldn't help but press the shutter of his camera.
Ji Shao in the crowd patted someone on the shoulder. Zhou Xiao pointed the camera at him and was somewhat surprised to find that the person was actually Ji Shao's team member in "Every Heartbeat".
At this time, several buses drove in. They were tourist buses, lined up and waiting to pick up the trainees who were about to leave.
Everyone knew that they were really leaving, and the trainees who were leaving were also about to embark on a new journey.
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